Salome (daughter of Herod II)

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Herodian princess New Testament person biblical figure historical person

Salome, daughter of Herod II, was a princess of the Herodian dynasty best known from the New Testament and later tradition for her role in the execution of John the Baptist.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Salome (daughter of Herod II) canonical	2
Salome (daughter of Herodias)	2
Salome (biblical figure)	1
Salome the daughter of Herodias	1
Salome, daughter of Herodias	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3175806 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Salome (daughter of Herod II)
Context triple: [Herodian dynasty, notableMember, Salome (daughter of Herod II)]

A. Herodias
Herodias was a Judean princess of the Herodian dynasty, best known from the New Testament for her role in the events leading to the execution of John the Baptist.
B. Salome (mother of James and John)
Salome (mother of James and John) is a New Testament figure known as the mother of the apostles James and John, who followed Jesus and were part of his close circle of disciples.
C. Drusilla of Judea
Drusilla of Judea was a 1st-century princess of the Herodian royal family, known as the daughter of Herod Agrippa I and for her marriage to the Roman procurator Antonius Felix.
D. Berenice (daughter of Costobarus and Salome)
Berenice, daughter of Costobarus and Salome, was a Judean noblewoman of the Herodian dynasty and the mother of Herodias, who played a notable role in New Testament events.
E. Cleopatra of Jerusalem
Cleopatra of Jerusalem was a lesser-known wife of Herod the Great, a Judean king under Roman rule during the late first century BCE.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Salome (daughter of Herod II)
Target entity description: Salome, daughter of Herod II, was a princess of the Herodian dynasty best known from the New Testament and later tradition for her role in the execution of John the Baptist.

A. Herodias
Herodias was a Judean princess of the Herodian dynasty, best known from the New Testament for her role in the events leading to the execution of John the Baptist.
B. Salome (mother of James and John)
Salome (mother of James and John) is a New Testament figure known as the mother of the apostles James and John, who followed Jesus and were part of his close circle of disciples.
C. Drusilla of Judea
Drusilla of Judea was a 1st-century princess of the Herodian royal family, known as the daughter of Herod Agrippa I and for her marriage to the Roman procurator Antonius Felix.
D. Berenice (daughter of Costobarus and Salome)
Berenice, daughter of Costobarus and Salome, was a Judean noblewoman of the Herodian dynasty and the mother of Herodias, who played a notable role in New Testament events.
E. Cleopatra of Jerusalem
Cleopatra of Jerusalem was a lesser-known wife of Herod the Great, a Judean king under Roman rule during the late first century BCE.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Herodian princess ⓘ New Testament person ⓘ biblical figure ⓘ historical person ⓘ
associatedWith	Herod Antipas ⓘ Herodias ⓘ John the Baptist ⓘ
causeOfFame	dance that pleased Herod Antipas ⓘ request for the beheading of John the Baptist ⓘ
culture	Judean ⓘ
deathOfJohnTheBaptistRole	asked for John the Baptist’s head on a platter ⓘ
dynasty	Herodian dynasty ⓘ
ethnicity	Idumaean ⓘ
father	Herod II ⓘ linked to: Herod Philip Herod Philip I ⓘ linked to: Herod Philip
grandfather	Herod the Great ⓘ
historicalIdentification	traditionally identified with the unnamed daughter of Herodias in the Gospels ⓘ
influenceOn	19th-century literature and opera ⓘ Renaissance art ⓘ linked to: Italian Renaissance art medieval Christian legend ⓘ
languageOfName	Greek ⓘ
marriage	married Aristobulus of Chalcis ⓘ married Philip the Tetrarch ⓘ
mentionedIn	Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ
mother	Herodias ⓘ
name	Salome ⓘ
nameInGreek	Σαλώμη ⓘ
notableFor	role in the execution of John the Baptist ⓘ
politicalContext	Roman client kingdom of Judea ⓘ linked to: Herodian Kingdom
portrayedAs	femme fatale in later Christian and Western tradition ⓘ
region	Judea ⓘ
relative	Herod the Great ⓘ Salome I ⓘ
religion	Judaism ⓘ
roleInGospelOfMark	daughter of Herodias who danced before Herod Antipas ⓘ
roleInGospelOfMatthew	daughter of Herodias who requested John the Baptist’s head ⓘ
sourceForLife	Josephus’ Antiquities of the Jews ⓘ linked to: Antiquities of the Jews New Testament ⓘ
spouse	Aristobulus of Chalcis ⓘ Philip the Tetrarch ⓘ
stepfather	Herod Antipas ⓘ
stepfatherRole	tetrarch of Galilee and Perea ⓘ
subjectOf	Christian hagiographical tradition about John the Baptist ⓘ numerous works of art and literature ⓘ
timePeriod	1st century CE ⓘ
title	princess ⓘ queen consort of Chalcis ⓘ

How these facts were elicited